Article: Chinese Taipei qualifies for women's volleyball world championship

Chinese Taipei qualifies for women's volleyball world championship

BEILUN, Zhejiang Province, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Taipei edged Australia in four sets on Saturday in Group A of the women's volleyball world championship Asian qualifying tournament.

With the 25-15, 24-26, 25-18, 26-24 victory, Chinese Taipei has earned a berth in next year's world championship to be held in Japan despite the result of their last group game on Sunday against China.

Chinese Taipei started the match at a fast tempo and built a 5-0 lead upon its fluid attack. The Australians, riddled with hitting and receiving errors, were unable to break Chinese Taipei's disciplined defense throughout the first set.

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